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William Harry Petersen 1937–2018 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Nov 1937

Birth Location: Lexington, Kentucky

Death Date: 9 Jul 2018

Death Location: Port Orange, Port Orange, Florida

Father: Eldon Petersen

Mother: Beulah Sapp

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of William Harry Petersen began in 1937 in Lexington, Kentucky. William Harry Petersen passed away in 2018 in Port Orange, Port Orange, Florida.

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Biography

  • The story of William Harry Petersen began in 1937 in Lexington, Kentucky.
  • William Harry Petersen passed away in 2018 in Port Orange, Port Orange, Florida.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Petersen's Ancestors

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William Petersen
1937–2018
Birth Place: Lexington, Kentucky
Parents
Eldon T Petersen
1916–1967
Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States of America
Beulah ("Joan") Sapp
1916–1999
Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Sapp
1890–1959
Maysville MA, Kentucky
Rosa Bennett
1899–1984
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Sapp
1874–1919
Lucinda Fowler
1875–1913
Charles Bennett
1865–1947
Julia Douglass
1871–1943
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Fowler
1843–1899
Frances Stewart
1853–1916
William Douglas
1839–1924
Mary McArter
1845–1908

William Petersen's Timeline

2 Records

1937
23 Nov 1937
Birth of William Harry Petersen in Lexington, Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
2018
9 Jul 2018
Age 81
Death of William Harry Petersen in Port Orange, Port Orange, Florida
Port Orange, Port Orange, Florida

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1937
    Event Place: Lexington, Kentucky
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Lohman Funeral Homes; Publication Place: Ormond Beach, FL, USA
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 100774665

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ormond Beach, Port Orange, Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Lohman Funeral Homes; Publication Place: Ormond Beach, FL, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 2018
    Event Place: Port Orange, Port Orange, Florida
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, Lohman Funeral Homes; Publication Place: Ormond Beach, FL, USA

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